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package org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.array;

import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.Mapper;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.ObjectMapper;
import org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.ParseContext;

/**
 * marker interface for a factory that creates Mapper.Builder
 * which can handle a DynamicArrayField.
 *
 * This is used to create a Mapper.Builder which builds a mapper that is
 * capable of handling dynamic arrays.
 * Bind an implementation of this interface in a plugin to provide a
 * mapper that is then used to parse dynamic arrays and create the appropriate mappings
 * and field- and/or object-mappers.
 */
public interface DynamicArrayFieldMapperBuilderFactory {

    Mapper create(String name, ObjectMapper parentMapper, ParseContext context);
}
